assassin,pain,yakuza,gore,dominatrix,violence against women,piercing,based on manga,drugs,criminal underworld,twins,blade,masochist,sadistic torture,predator turns victim,anarchic comedy,kabukicho

Ichi the Killer (2001)

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Love really hurts.

As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

Cast & Crew

Director
Takashi Miike
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    Kakihara Tadanobu Asano
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    Ichi Nao Ômori
  • Profile picture of Shinya Tsukamoto
    Jijii Shinya Tsukamoto
  • Profile picture of SABU
    Kaneko SABU
  • Profile picture of Paulyn Sun
    Karen Paulyn Sun
  • Profile picture of Susumu Terajima
    Suzuki Susumu Terajima
  • Profile picture of Shun Sugata
    Takayama Shun Sugata
  • Profile picture of Toru Tezuka
    Fujiwara Toru Tezuka

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Keywords

  • assassin
  • pain
  • yakuza
  • gore
  • dominatrix
  • violence against women
  • piercing
  • based on manga
  • drugs
  • criminal underworld
  • twins
  • blade
  • masochist
  • sadistic torture
  • predator turns victim
  • anarchic comedy
  • kabukicho